User blog comment:Llamao/A Disappearing Act/@comment-3474228-20120102203844

"Yer Lordship! We've spotted ships on th'horizon! Four of 'em!" Sahaz's head jerks up as his messenger delivers the news.

"Are they too far to see who's aboard the ships?"

"Aye, sire. In a few hours time, they'll either reach th'island, or be within sight. Wind's pickin' up." Sahaz smiles and regards the messenger, a rat, with cold eyes.

"Ready the new ... and improved, army. We'll have some fun if we meet another pack of fools who think they can take my kingdom."

Regan gazes out as the castle appears in his line of sight. "Beautiful thing, that castle. A shame she's inhabited by vermin." He looks at Shadowbane quickly and lowers his eyes, mentally slapping himself. Shouldn't be sayin' "vermin" around these types.

He then frowns. "The fox obviously 'as home advantage, but we don't even have a place t'hide should we need t'retreat. We'd be slaughtered afore we could get t'the forest be'ind the castle, and the sea's never a place t'run when you're beat ... we'll need a distraction."

Regan turns and heads into his cabin on board, getting ready for the battle to come.